Police prevented car accident in Washington

A Maryland man suspected of planning a terrorist attack has been arrested by law enforcement. According to police, the man planned to use a truck to hit pedestrians, writes “Voice of America«.

Federal prosecutors are planning to ask the judge not to release on the security of 28-year-old Rondell Henry from Germantown, Maryland. They believe that Henry is a threat to the public and may try to escape.

According to the prosecution, Henry stole a truck in one of the shopping centers last month, and studied the neighborhood of Washington for a terrorist attack.

After the suspect failed to break through the security system at Dulles International Airport, he was accused of entering the National Harbor in Maryland - along which there are shops and restaurants that are very popular among tourists.

Police arrested Henry the next morning after he got out of the docked boat, which he had been hiding all night.

The prosecution claims that the suspect was planning to drive a pedestrian in a stolen truck. He allegedly told the police, “I was just going to drive, ride and ride. I was not going to stop. ”

According to the prosecution, Henry was inspired terrorist attack in Nicewhich killed 86 people.

The prosecution claims that the suspect has "hatred for those who do not profess Islam."

So far, Henry has been accused of transporting a stolen car between the states. It is not known whether additional charges will be brought against him.

Recall that an armed attack on two mosques in Christchurch March 15 occurred. As a result of the attacks, according to the latest data, 49 people were killed, dozens were injured. On suspicion of committing a crime arrested three. One of them, Brenton Tarrant, is a citizen of Australia, the court previously sent him under arrest. Two more remain in custody, their role in the crime committed is not completely clear.

The authorities of New Zealand qualified the incidents as a terrorist attack.